Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 135 : Air Transport Operations - Carriage of less than 20 passengers or cargoSubpart 7 : Flight OperationsDivision Two : Dispatch and flight release rules135.07.18 Minimum equipment list |
| (1) | No person may conduct a take-off in an aeroplane with instruments or equipment that are not serviceable or that have been removed unless the aeroplane is operated in accordance with a COL, the provisions specified in the aeroplane flight manual or the conditions or limitations specified in a MEL, which has been approved by the Director and, in the opinion of the PIC, aviation safety will not be compromised. |
| (2) | An air service operator shall establish an MEL for each type of aeroplane for which an MMEL has been approved by a State of Design of such an aeroplane: Provided such State is a Contracting State. |
[Regulation 135.07.18(2) substituted by regulation 36(g) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
| (3) | No operator may operate an aeroplane in accordance with a MEL unless such MEL is carried on board the aeroplane. |